Zambia: ERB commissions cost of service study

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has commissioned a cost of service study covering the entire electricity supply industry. The study is expected to take two years and will discover the cost of providing power to different consumer categories. A 15-year demand forecast and least-cost generation, transmission and distribution plans will also be produced. The study will be used by the regulator to help provide a ‘migration path’ towards cost-reflective tariffs as well as to inform policy decisions and gauge power companies’ revenue requirements.